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Tuesday, June 13, 2006Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed DAL by 9 after three quarters and won 98–96.

Final · Finals · G3
DAL96
MIA98
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA -9; Q4 MIA +2
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 3 · DAL @ MIA

Dwyane Wade scores 42 as Miami beats Dallas

Miami won 98–96. Dwyane Wade: 42 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists. NBA Finals series: Miami 1, Dallas 2.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+9-9+2MIA AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL2122341996
MIA2923163098
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 32, 35, 31, 23, 14, 28, 23, 42MIA42 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 21, 27, 21, 19, 28, 17, 5, 16MIA16 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 37, 25, 30, 28, 11, 50, 24, 16, 26, 30DAL30 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 29, 22, 16, 23, 20, 10, 15, 21DAL21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.1Reg. season avg21.3Last 3 playoff games

21.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 16 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Reg. season avg5.0Last 3 playoff games

5.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.5 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Reg. season avg42.4Today

42 minutes today, against 32.5 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 42

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 32, 35, 31, 23, 14, 28, 23, 42MIA vs DAL · W
26.9 PPG playoffs to date · +15.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
42 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 37, 25, 30, 28, 11, 50, 24, 16, 26, 30DAL @ MIA · L
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 29, 22, 16, 23, 20, 10, 15, 21DAL @ MIA · L
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 21, 27, 21, 19, 28, 17, 5, 16MIA vs DAL · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 18, 19, 13, 14, 17, 32, 16, 16DAL @ MIA · L
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · −2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Erick DampierPoints, last 10 games: 5, 8, 0, 6, 6, 6, 2, 8, 6, 14DAL @ MIA · L
5.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST